Delaware

• Chubb Takes Advantage of Recent Law; Will Write Surplus-Lines Business in Home State

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  May 24, 2013

  Chubb has gained authority to write surplus-lines-insurance business in New Jersey, its own state--an apparent new trend.

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  NJ, NY Insurers Settle 93% of Superstorm Sandy Claims

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  April 22, 2013

  Superstorm Sandy is now the third costliest storm in U.S. history, the Insurance Information Institute says.

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  PLRB Preview: Claims Handling On The Global Stage

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  March 12, 2013

  Globalization means major disasters can impact insureds in a variety of ways. Presenters at the forthcoming international claims-handling session explain what this means for carriers.

• ‘Made in America’: Energi Embraces Onshore-Captive Opportunity

  By Dave Lenckus  |  March 4, 2013

  At its outset, Energi assumed risk through a group-captive mechanism, purchasing two segregated cells in a Bermuda-based rent-a-captive, Hurst Home Insurance Co.

• Kinetic Energi

  By Dave Lenckus  |  March 4, 2013

  In response to the Liability crisis of the mid-1980s, during which capacity halved and premiums doubled, a pair of insurance companies formed to create new coverage solutions—and they ultimately grew into two of the largest insurance players in the world: Ace and XL.

• New Hires and Promotions at Vertafore, The Hartford, Lockton, Hylant and More - Around the Industry

  By Staff Writer  |  February 28, 2013

  New programs from Allied World and The Mechanic Group, NAS Insurance Services, ISO and Victor O. Schinnerer & Co.

• Legislative Update: Electronic Document Delivery and Innocent Co-Insureds

  By Kathy Donovan  |  February 25, 2013

  From electronic document delivery to PIP reform, insurers will contend with a slew of claims-focused legislative initiatives this year.

• PLRB Heads To Boston

  By Christina Bramlet, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 25, 2013

  Luck arrives in many forms, and the nearly 2,000 P&C claims professionals heading to this year’s PLRB/LIRB conference and expo can expect plenty of good fortune once inside the Hynes Convention Center in Boston, Mass.

• Domiciling Domestically

  By Anya Khalamayzer, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  February 5, 2013

  Traditionally dominated by tropical offshore domiciles such as Bermuda and the Cayman Islands, the captives industry in recent years has been shifting its focus to U.S. shores—a trend that is expected to continue and perhaps accelerate in 2013 as more companies recognize some of the distinct advantages of domiciling domestically.

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  Producer Profiles: Meet Your Peers Vol. II

  By Staff Writer  |  January 30, 2013

  Agents discuss life circumstances that led them to insurance careers and reveal their mantras for success.

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  2013: Another Round of Regulations

  By Kathy Donovan  |  January 29, 2013

  Insurance legislation is on the move. How recent bills affect claims, underwriting functions.

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  AIG Will Not Join Greenberg Bailout Lawsuit Against Government

  By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  January 9, 2013

  American International Group won’t join or take over a lawsuit championed by the company’s former Chairman and CEO, Maurice “Hank” Greenberg, over the government’s 2008 bailout of the insurance giant.

• Column: How AIG Board Landed at Center of Greenberg Suit

  By Alison Frankel, Reuters  |  January 9, 2013

  Greenberg's Starr hasn't made any threats of breach-of-duty claims against AIG's board, but the directors will be wary of the former chairman's well-exercised trigger finger for lawsuits.

• U.S. Approves Health Exchanges in 4 Republican-Governed States

  By Reuters  |  January 4, 2013

  U.S. officials on Thursday gave four states currently governed by Republicans the green light to set up their own health insurance exchanges under President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law, an initiative largely opposed by Republicans.

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  Rebuilding Year: Top 10 Stories of 2012

  By PC360 Staff  |  December 13, 2012

  In sports terms, 2012 has been what one could call a rebuilding year, as P&C carriers looked to recover from a disastrous 2011 and a string of heavy losses. For many carriers, 2012 was a time to totally reappraise their roster of risks, which meant both exploring new lines of...

• Delaware Fines State Farm $150,000 Over Non-Renewals

  By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com  |  December 13, 2012

  State Farm has been fined $150,000 and is ordered to stop coastal non-renewals for three years following a market conduct examination in Delaware.